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Boston Baltic Film Festival – 2025

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Feb 28—Mar 02, 2025

Boston Baltic Film Festival

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Get to know the Baltic soul!

The seventh annual Baltic Film Festival in Boston will present three days of the latest award-winning films from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. World-class feature films and documentaries for all generations offer a unique opportunity to get to know the Baltic soul – creative, reflective, and rebellious. Organized by The Baltic Film Committee and The American National Latvian League, in collaboration with ArtsEmerson.

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Venue

Emerson Paramount Center
559 Washington St Boston, MA 02111

Dates

Feb 28, 2025 - Mar 02, 2025

Tickets

Only ticket holders to The Shadow, Southern Chronicles, and Flow will have access to post show receptions.

Details

$15 per film

$5 Emerson student price

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Special Offers

Get All Films ($100) with optional Panel add-on ($110)
Choose 5 films ($55) with optional Panel add-on ($60)

Films

"Meet The Baltic Filmmakers" Panel Discussion

$15 | 1 Hour | PG

Fri, Feb 28 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

A panel discussion with filmmakers of movies being shown at Boston Baltic Film Festival ’25. Moderated by journalist, critic, filmmaker & educator Erin Trahan. With Antra Cilinska & Anna Viduleja (directors of Podnieks on Podnieks. A Witness to History); Andra Doršs and Marta Selecka (directors of BOOM!); Dāvis Sīmanis (director of Maria’s Silence); Tomas Vengris (Director of Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius); Simeoni Sundja (actor, 8 Views of Lake Biwa); Ignas Miškinis (director, Southern Chronicles); Klementina Remeikaitė (producer, Drowning Dry); Mārtiņš Upītis (Special Effects Animator, Flow).

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Podnieks on Podnieks. A Witness to History (Latvia, 2024)

Podnieks par Podnieku. Laika liecinieks
Q&A with Directors Antra Cilinska & Anna Viduleja following the film

2 Hour 8 Minutes | PG-13
In Latvian, Russian, English with English subtitles

Fri, Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:38 pm

This poignant documentary delves into the life and legacy of Juris Podnieks, one of the most outstanding Latvian directors and cinematographers, who tragically lost his life 1992 at the age of 41. Through a rich tapestry of archival footage and insightful interviews, the film captures the essence of a visionary who used his craft to document the transformative moments in history.

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BOOM! (Latvia, 2024)

BUM!
Directed by: Andra Doršs & Marta Selecka
Q&A with Producers Uģis Riekstiņš & Elīna Zazerska following the film

1 Hour 20 Minutes | PG
In Latvian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 01 @ 10:00 am - 11:20 am

After a skateboarding accident, thirteen-year-old Hugo gains magical superpowers and quickly becomes the coolest kid in school. However, his sudden rise in popularity strains his bond with his best friend Tom, and soon he must choose between staying popular or holding on to true friendship.

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Drowning Dry (Lithuania, Latvia, 2024)

Seses
Q&A with Producer Klementina Remeikaitė following the film

1h 28min | PG-16
In Lithuanian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 01 @ 12:30 pm - 1:58 pm

To celebrate Lukas’ victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas’ birthday party, two sisters organize a weekend at the country house. With their kids, they go swimming in a nearby lake, relax and discuss family finances. After the near tragic accident of one of the children, the sisters become single mothers.

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Flow (Latvia, 2024)

Straume
Q&A with Special Effects Animator Mārtiņš Upītis following the film

1h 25min | PG

Sat, Mar 01 @ 3:10 pm - 4:35 pm

A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.

Ticket holders are invited to join us to celebrate Flow’s 2 Academy Award nominations following the screening.

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The Shadow (Estonia, 2024)

Vari

1h 30min | Rated R
In Estonian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 01 @ 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm

Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective suffering from the early stages of schizophrenia, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia in the 1890s under the shadow of the tyrannical Russian Empire.

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Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vinius (Lithuania, Ireland, Latvia, 2023)

Q&A with Director Tomas Vengris following the film

1h 50min | PG 16
In Lithuanian, English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Polish, Latvian with English subtitles

Sat, Mar 01 @ 8:25 pm - 10:15 pm

A collection of intertwined stories, told through the eyes of an old AirBnB apartment. Within the walls of this apartment, we witness five guests experiencing a crisis of love, unaware of the stories that have transpired within the same walls and under the same bedsheets. Meghan, an Irishwoman stuck in a frustrating marriage, struggles with temptation during her younger sister’s hen party. Issa and Galia, an Israeli couple, find their desire to get pregnant colliding with family legacy. Philip, an aging Hungarian bachelor, fights for a second chance with a local girl; Mykolas, a young stripper, has his secret rendezvous interrupted by unexpected guests. Between each episode Jolanta, the quiet cleaning lady, returns to wipe away the evidence of their joys and tragedies, while her own delicate love story unfolds.

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8 Views of Lake Biwa (Estonia, 2024)

Biwa järve 8 nägu
Q&A with Actor Simeoni Sundja following the film

2 Hour | R | In Estonian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 02 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

On the shimmering shores of Europe’s otherworldly edge, two teenage girls, Hanake and her best friend are discussing their first love interest while gazing out at yachts sailing to Kyoto. They whisper prayers and poems, the language of their longings. But the magic is fading in their isolated fishing village as they come to terms with a recent disaster, with some indulging in acts of erotic art, some in spiritual spells. It becomes clear that intimacy alone won’t help them process their loss. In a deeply visceral tale, acclaimed Estonian director Marko Raat explores themes of love, illuminating the lives of a community who still believe that they are con

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Maria's Silence (Latvia, 2024)

Marijas klusums
Q&A with Director Dāvis Sīmanis following the film

1 Hour 45 Minutes | R | In Latvian, Russian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 02 @ 1:10 pm - 2:55 pm

True story of a famous Latvian actress and silent era movie star Maria Leiko, who travels to Stalin’s Russia (1937) upon the news of her newborn granddaughter. Soon after, Maria is faced with the brutality of the KGB, who threaten both her family and career, where she ultimately plays her life’s most tragic role: an innocent victim destroyed as she struggles between her ideals and the murderous regime that surrounds her.

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Lioness (Estonia, Germany, Latvia, 2024)

Emalovi

1 hour 45minutes | PG 16
In Estonian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 02 @ 4:05 pm - 5:50 pm

When a 15-year-old rebellious Stefi goes missing, her mother Helena has nothing left to lose anymore – why cling to sanity when madness offers a chance for reconciliation and love?

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Southern Chronicles (Lithuania, 2024)

Pietinia kronikas
Q&A with Director Ignas Miškinis following the film

1 Hour 30 Minutes | PG 16
In Lithuanian with English subtitles

Sun, Mar 02 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Southern Chronicles is a coming-of-age film about how life’s defining moments arise from coincidences and can lead to situations that feel utterly directionless. At the same time, it is a heartwarming and humorous portrait of what it was like to be a teenager in a small Lithuanian town in the 1990s, shaped by a youth culture influenced by Michael Jordan, Metallica, rap, and Enigma.

Ticket holders are invited to join us for a 30 min reception after the closing movie Southern Chronicles

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Feb 28—Mar 02, 2025

Boston Baltic Film Festival

Presented by

Get to know the Baltic soul!

Info

Venue

Dates

Feb 28, 2025 - Mar 02, 2025

Tickets

Details

$15 per film

$5 Emerson student price

View Health Information

Special Offers Get All Films ($100) with optional Panel add-on ($110) Choose 5 films ($55) with optional Panel add-on ($60)

Films

"Meet The Baltic Filmmakers" Panel Discussion

Podnieks on Podnieks. A Witness to History (Latvia, 2024)

Trailer

BOOM! (Latvia, 2024)

Trailer

Drowning Dry (Lithuania, Latvia, 2024)

Trailer

Flow (Latvia, 2024)

Trailer

The Shadow (Estonia, 2024)

Trailer

Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vinius (Lithuania, Ireland, Latvia, 2023)

Trailer

8 Views of Lake Biwa (Estonia, 2024)

Trailer

Maria's Silence (Latvia, 2024)

Trailer

Lioness (Estonia, Germany, Latvia, 2024)

Trailer

Southern Chronicles (Lithuania, 2024)

Trailer

Special Offers

Get All Films ($100) with optional Panel add-on ($110)
Choose 5 films ($55) with optional Panel add-on ($60)